School: An Clochar, Port Omna
- Location:
- Portumna, Co. Galway
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Lorcáin
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- (continued from previous page)it. Mrs Madden has the power to re-set broken arms and legs. This power has always been in her family.
A thorn of a goose-berry bush will cure a sty in your eye. You must point the thorn at the sty and say "I lie three times. The sty will then go back. If you have a ring-worm and meet a man with a white horse ask him for a cure for ring-worm and if you carry out his directions you will immediately be cured. A dandelion cures sore eyes. Foxglove is used to cure a weak heart. A Foxs tongue is used for taking out thorns.
The Holy-well situated in Abbey, five miles from Portumna, is visited by people suffering(continues on next page)- Collector
- Ita Keighrey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Portumna, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Glynn
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Nurse
- Address
- Portumna, Co. Galway